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Saturday's Oktagon 89 main event was very much a story of redemption. Both Igor Severino and Zhalgas Zhumagulov had seen their UFC runs go awry, albeit under very different circumstances. For Severino, biting an opponent during a fight had led...

It's been 10 years since Matt Schnell turned his run on The Ultimate Fighter into a UFC contract and he hasn't looked back since. He's now fought 16 times for the company - picking up two fight of the...

UFC Freedom 250 is just over a week away, with the card set to take place at the White House in Washington, D.C. An interim heavyweight title fight featuring Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane serves as the co-main event; undisputed...

Las Vegas — Coming off a body shot KO victory to start 2026, Brazilian flyweight Alessandro Costa is stepping up against Matt Schnell on just over a week's notice at UFC Vegas 118 this Saturday. The short-notice nature (Costa replaces Imanol...

Las Vegas — Past struggles seemingly behind him, middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan finds himself in the co-main event at UFC Vegas 118, in a fight with perennial contender Brendan Allen. It's a fight that came together seemingly overnight, with Allen claiming...

Las Vegas — Polish Judoka Iwo Baraniewski, who captured a bronze medal at the World Championships in his original sport, is undefeated in MMA, 2-0 in the UFC, and has never left the opening round. That has brought him to UFC...

Las Vegas — France's "Smile Killer" Fares Ziam has quietly put together one of the better runs at lightweight of late, piling up six straight victories ahead of his return at UFC Vegas 118. That includes two stoppages including a...

A big shake-up has hit July's PFL Austin card, as middleweight champion Costello van Steenis is injured and out of his rematch with Johnny Eblen. The night's anticipated main event is no more, and instead, Eblen (17-1) will take on...

One MMA bout in the Inner Circle and ONE Friday Fights 157 card, plus lots of Muay Thai action gave combat sports fans something to look forward to on Friday morning. The ONE Friday Fights 157 Inner Circle main event...

After returning to Macau, China last weekend it is back to the Meta Apex for UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday, with the UFC putting on an under-the-radar Fight Night event prior to the UFC Freedom 250 card at the...